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Definition of Benedictions
1. benediction [n] - See also: benediction
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benedictions
Literary usage of Benedictions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jewish Services in Synagogue and Home by Lewis Naphtali Dembitz (1898)
"CHAPTER VIII THE WORK-DAY benedictions THE Mishna teaches that when a public fast
is proclaimed in a time of drouth, the man chosen to pray recites twenty- ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The benedictions continued in France long after the extinction of the ... In the
Sarum Manual of 1554 directions are given for Episcopal benedictions ..."
3. The Jewish Religion by Michael Friedländer (1891)
"Occasional Prayers—benedictions, ni3-O. The feeling of our dependence on the
goodness of God must constantly be present to our mind. ..."
4. The First Century of Christianity by Homersham Cox (1886)
"... has created.1 The most celebrated form of prayers among the ancient Jews was
the Eighteen benedictions or Eulogies, called in Hebrew the Shemoneh Esreh. ..."
5. A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)
"Wishing you all heavenly benedictions, we are, dear brethren, yours, in Christ
Jesus, JP DURBIN, ..."
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